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Northern B.C. rural businesses to benefit from $1.5M in funding

Northern B.C. rural businesses to benefit from $1.5M in funding

NDIT will get $1.5 million from the province to hire business advisors
Report urges windfall tax to recover CEWS funds from large corporations

Report urges windfall tax to recover CEWS funds from large corporations

OTTAWA — A new report by the non-profit organization Canadians for Tax Fairness says Canada should institute a windfall tax on all large corporations to help recover some of the public funds awarded to businesses during the pandemic.
Opinion: How do Eby and Falcon compare in the eyes of British Columbian voters?

Opinion: How do Eby and Falcon compare in the eyes of British Columbian voters?

Four months have passed since Research Co. and Glacier Media last looked at the political landscape of British Columbia.
Business as usual covers up supply-line weakness

Business as usual covers up supply-line weakness

Some improvements in supply chain conditions not the result of better B2B processes
Rob Shaw: Health-care funding deal is disappointing and B.C. deserves better

Rob Shaw: Health-care funding deal is disappointing and B.C. deserves better

B.C. New Democrats are doing their best not to publicly dump on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new health-care funding proposal.
Extended working holiday visas came thanks in part to Whistler’s lobbying

Extended working holiday visas came thanks in part to Whistler’s lobbying

Resort employers have secured roughly half of the 100 special permits Ottawa issued this winter, allowing foreign workers to extend their stay in Canada
Surrey business group pushes provincial tax system review

Surrey business group pushes provincial tax system review

City of Surrey's board of trade says financial, red tape and debt burdens are burying business innovation and enterprise
Who’s Getting Sued: Feb. 9, 2023

Who’s Getting Sued: Feb. 9, 2023

These corporate claims were filed with the BC Supreme Court registry in Vancouver. Information is derived from notices of civil claim. Civil claims have not been tested or proven in court. 
In the Courts: B.C. actors’ union ordered to relax rules over benefits

In the Courts: B.C. actors’ union ordered to relax rules over benefits

Trustees providing member benefits to an actors’ union in B.C. must amend its agreement to allow the union’s members to switch benefits according to the rules laid out by the union’s constitution, the Appeals Court of B.C.
Milburn report to NDP cabinet details rift with Site C contractor, expresses concern about another

Milburn report to NDP cabinet details rift with Site C contractor, expresses concern about another

The public version of a former deputy minister’s October 2020 report to cabinet, which prompted the NDP government to keep building Site C, did not contain a subtle caution about a major contractor.
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